Spain: RTVE releases the titles of the Benidorm Fest 2023 competing entries
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RTVE, Spain's national broadcaster has released the titles of the 18 songs that will be competing in Benidorm Fest 2023, the event that will determine the Spanish Eurovision 2023 hopeful.
A week after revealing the 18 participants of Benidorm Fest 2023, RTVE went on last evening releasing the titles of the songs that will take part in the Spanish national selection.
During a press conference hosted by Maria Eizaguirre ( Head of Communication and Participation at RTVE) and Eva Mora (Spain's Head of Delegation) ann in the presence of Monica Naranjo who will be hosting the event the tiltes of the songs to compete in Benidorm were presented to the public.
Now we have the full list of acts and songs that will be competing in the Spanish national selection:
- Agoney – Quiero Arder
- Alfred – Desde Que Tú Estás
- Alice Wonder – Yo Quisiera
- Aritz – Flamenco
- Blanca Paloma – Eaea
- E’Femme – Uff!
- Famous – La Lola
- Fusa Nocta – Mi Familia
- José Otero – Inviernos En Marte
- Karmento – «Quiero Y Duelo
- Megara – Arcadia
- Meler – No Nos Moverán
- Rakky Ripper – Tracción
- Sharonne – Aire
- Siderland – Que Esclati Tot
- Sofía Martín – Tuki
- Twin Melody – Sayonara
- Vicco – Nochentera
In addition the broadcaster shared information on the tickets sales for the Benidorm Fest. If you want to grab one of the tickets for the semifinals and the grand final all you have to do is visit www.entradasatualcance.com. Tickets for the semi-finals will cost 30 Euros whilst tickets for the Grand Final will cost 40 euros. A total of 1,000 tickets for each show.
The dates of release for each show are set as following:
- 7/11/22- Ticket Sales for Semi-final 1 (31st January)
- 11/11/22- Ticket Sales for Semi-final 2 ( 2nd February)
- 14/11/22- Ticket Sales for Grand Final (4th February)
Benidorm Fest 2023
Benidorm Fest 2023 will kick off with the Opening Ceremony on January 29,2023 with three televised show to follow. Two semifinals and one Grand final will be make up the Spanish national selection. Eight acts will compete in each semi-final round with the first four qualifying to the final show, which will see a total of 8 candidates competing for the golden ticket to Eurovision 2023.
Thus, Benidorm Fest 2023 will unfold according to the following schedule:
- January 29 – Opening Ceremony
- January 31 – Semi-Final 1
- February 2 – Semi-Final 2
- February 4 – Grand Final
The music festival will be hosted by the international Spanish star Monica Naranjo. The outcome of the competition will be determined 50% by the public and 50% by a jury. The public vote will include a 25% of votes coming from a demoscopic jury and 25% by the televoting. The Jury will be made up by international and national music experts.
Spain in Eurovision
Spain participated for the first time in 1961 with Conchita Bautista and has achieved twice to win, in 1968 (Massiel) and in 1969 (Salome). Madrid hosted the contest in 1969 where there was a four country tie in the first place on the final scoreboard.
Despite not having missed a single contest since 1961 , Spain doesn’t have remarkable results to show the latest years. Exception was Anabel Conde’s 2nd place in Eurovision 1995 held in Dublin. Spain has came in history 2nd four times ( 1971, 1973, 1979, 1995) while it has finished last 5 times (1962, 1965, 1983, 1999, 2017) from which the first three receiving null points.
In 2020 Blas Cantó was chosen internally to represent Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, with the song “Universo”: Unfortunately the contest was cancelled due to the covid-19 pandemic and Blas never had the chance to perform in Rotterdam.However, TVE, invited the Spanish act back for Eurovision 2021 where he performed his entry "Voy e Quedarme" at Rotterdam Ahoy in the Grand final, finishing 24th with 6 points.
This year Chanel slayed on the Eurovision stage in Turin after winning with 'SloMo' the national selecrion of Benidorm Fest. Chanel achieved to bring Spain back in the game offering a remarkable 3rd placing in the Grand final after 27 years since the nation saw a top 5 placing.
News Source: RTVE/ ESCToday
Images: RTVE
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